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Social cohesion has become an important construct in post-Apartheid South African society (Department of Art and Culture, 2012). But its roots lie beyond the history and borders of South Africa. This dissertation will ...

The various manifestations of the effects of divisive Apartheid city planning has resulted in the city itself becoming an urgent social question - one such manifestation is the mixed-use megaproject of Cornubia. Diverse ...

The quality of our built environment effects the standard of our everyday life. This dissertation is interested in the phenomenon of problem buildings, as observed throughout the inner city of Durban. It is concerned with ...

This study examines the architectural essence of a built environment design, which may
positively contribute towards the effective treatment of paediatric oncology patients. The
design of the built environment may affect ...

Since the Industrial Revolution, the way cities have been thought of and
planned has changed dramatically. Everything is understood as a component of a
greater whole, compartmentalised for ease of understanding and ...

There is a current trend in architectural design of being conscious of the global environment
and how this connects locally to a particular building site, especially in the selection of
materials. Being a renewable and ...

The urban environment we are faced with today, is a built-up landscape that is
minimally connected to the natural environment. Modern urban design has resulted
in planning models that tend to prioritise design for vehicles ...

The research in terms of Architecture and Childhood Development is based on an understanding that Architecture serves society and has the potential to impact positively on children. The research is grounded in a postmodern ...

Architectural education and practice in democratic South Africa have been challenged to
respond to broad national imperatives which have completely transformed the educational and
professional legislative frameworks that ...

Machinaria is an exploration of an architectural and biomechanical
hybridity as part of a 21st century paradigm
for architecture and environmental sustainability.
The dissertation investigates the potential of ...

The theories of liminality, urban mobility, critical geography and spatialized critical
theory are analyzed through a phenomenological enquiry attempting to understand the
way people perceive place as they move and ...

This research paper consists of three key time lines within the evolution of the inpatient
psychiatric facilities: the past (local and international), the present (within Kwa-Zulu Natal),
and a move toward an improved ...

The purpose of the dissertation is to determine the significance of an appropriate architectural typology, within an industrial area of the city, to ease the problems associated with workers commuting long distances to ...

This study is focused on what architectural contribution can be made to existing learning environments by integrating green spaces within primary schools. In pursuit of quality education, alternative methods of teaching ...

South Africa has an ever growing elderly population above the age of 65, mostly African with limited education and employed in the informal market. Due to unforeseen socio-economic issues, the elderly have taken on the ...

The management of urban waste streams is increasingly becoming an issue as modernisation and a new consumerist culture takes hold of cities globally, resulting in greater production of waste and an even greater need for ...

This document sets out to highlight the issues and challenges of caregiving that relate to the development of a Caregiver Respite Facility referring to literature that helps motivates the enormous need for more Respite ...

This dissertation examines that post medical rehabilitation centres should begin to analyse situations in which sport is actively promoted to reintegrate drug abuse patients back into society. The stigmas associated with ...

By 2030, 71% of the South African population will live in urban areas. Currently, 1 billion people worldwide live in informal settlements. Providing urban dwellers access to adequate housing is an immense challenge throughout ...